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And the climb down as expected... I wish to also apologise for the confusion caused by the scheduling requirements in this case. This emanated from the information provided in the EPC, where an area of ‘no insulation’ was listed. The scheduling approach has been discussed with the officer and was immediately addressed with a revised copy. The officer identified an actionable hazard under the HHSRS, based on the EPC information provided and when scheduling the insulation, the CIEH Excess Cold Guidance was used. This guidance refers to the Building Regulations when scheduling and justifies it being referenced. As the request was for works to be either completed or confirmation sent that the area of roof space assumed to have no insulation was in fact insulated and an additional EPC report was not requested, we are not willing to reimburse these costs. Although the amount of insulation in the spaces was not able to be determined from a visual inspection the report confirms that the property is adequately insulated, and we can therefore confirm that the insulation items to the loft and kitchen are now considered to be fully resolved.

Been away a few days . Whilst no obvious water on the floor - still leaks as damp. Must have been plenty of rain as second water butt which was empty is now full . The quest continues…

Gate from otherside

Mine look pretty similar as exposed to the elements for a few yrs . Don’t worry about it

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I believe some kind of powered actuator is my best bet ? ( have poe nearby )

Everyone keeps leaving my pedestrian gate open , so I need a closer . They all seem to fix on the assumption the gate and its ‘sides ‘ ( panels / wall etc ) are inline I.e flush with gate . My gate is recessed . So I need a closer that can deal with that . Not obvious looking online from what I’ve seen which can do this at a reasonable price . Only gate photo I have to hand , but you can see it’s recessed against the quoins ( same on other side )

That’s not bad . Windows though yeah ? (expletive deleted) it then 😊

Yes - if it worked that way . It’s cheap let it be cheap for everyone . But it doesn’t work like that . Fission power eventually super cheap; but never cheap for us . Large scale cheap yes ; but never fully passed on to consumer ever

Get solar , get batteries- stop whining ! It was ALWAYS predictable that energy prices would increase and undoubtedly still will . Look back at old threads on here ‘mocking’ pv, battery ….

You are not alone . Experienced most of that inc party wall disputes . First piece of advice is (expletive deleted) your neighbor . Let the solicitor due their job and rely on facts and law . These type of people either make you or break you . You got this 👍

These are not great fun to install

😊 . You can go “ as far as you can “ off the original drawings . Without being ridiculous. As mentioned if no one complains I.e neighbor ; no one cares . If you do ‘grab a bit extra ‘ just be prepared to give a reason if caught . e.g I had this . Neighbor complains house is higher than drawings . Drawings show house against ‘original wall ‘ . The original wall didn’t exist ( I had knocked it down ) - so is my new wall higher than original wall ? . Also ( as a plan B ) I claimed to the enforcement officer that I had added extra floor insulation which had increased the height slightly . As a side note . My build ‘grew’ 1 metre longer and 0.5m wider

So bitumen’d along this bit . Did clear off the loose soil . But as I painted it on I created a depression as it pulled the loose stuff up . Will paint again later today . Tomorrow will stick a bit of cement in that depression though . Also bought a larger tin - ready to paint the entire width of the lane if need be . Won’t bother with anymore water tests as it’s incredibly difficult too make it leak but Mr. Rain seems very good at its job .

Strangely enough my gym has constant leaks . Metal flat roof , very large . Been like that since I joined many years ago . They’ve had various contractors in over that time . But once you go up that flight of stairs on a rainy day you are nearly always greeted my the strategically placed buckets .

Yeah I could just blast a sq metre of the lane with it . But I really want to know the exact area . It was a fair bit of rain , some heavy , so a good test .

I must cook better quality steak than you 😊

Now I cook a lot of steak and I have no issues

First proper rain for weeks . Still a slight leak . So will bitumen paint a wider area of that corner outside

Great website ! https://www.silicon-ark.co.uk I found https://www.silicon-ark.co.uk/PSF100A-0-5-Pressure-switch-by-multicomp?search=Pressure

So I’m going to use a standard phone charger to a usb step down I.e to 3v . Wire it into a zigbee door sensor . Then wire dry contacts from reed switch to alarm panel . This should get reliable HA in event of the alarm . Its just the pressure sensor - might take a punt .

The saniflo has a pressure switch . You drill a hole in the top of the saniflo , place a plastic tube it it . The saniflo then sits ontop the unit with the pressure switch in the head of the tube .

Maybe this alarm box ? https://www.tritoncontrols.co.uk/alarms-and-controls/basic-alarm-easyfit.html?ppc_keyword=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12120096619&gbraid=0AAAAACdOt02h4JZ2Q8Pdc71YfcucXK6V4&gclid=CjwKCAjw1dLDBhBoEiwAQNRiQThOWqB0p_yPqPWb-ZbaDP_56QCHJGeU_7bjHp0DB25wdPJVVM12UBoC-98QAvD_BwE But a suitable pressure sensor switch seems to be a bit of a minefield of possibilities

So this crap battery powered high water alarm worries me . Just tested it , batteries apparently flat even though replaced only 3 weeks ago . Not much faith in this . Could be flat and I wouldn’t know until kitchen flooded So want a pressure switch that links to a mains powered but battery backup unit . Unit has a light to indicate it’s actually on and also possibility to trigger a zigbee relay so can notify HA Most of these alarms operate on a float which I don’t want . Pressure switches seem to be industrial or maybe a washing machine type pressure switch ??? Any solid suggestions on a pressure switch , alarm box that will work together suitably appreciated

@Claire O no potential access via neighbor gardens ? Assuming they’d allow it of course . Maybe reimburse for the hassle …